Use the following links to learn more about the research paper.
The rubric I will use to evaluate your paper
The document I will use to score your paper
Some exemplary research papers from past SAS students
Use these links to get you started in thinking about your RESEARCH QUESTION.
Read
Chapter 1 in Poor Economics (Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo)
This article: Poor Behaviour (Economist, December 2015)
Bookmark and explore the websites below: The blog (Let's Talk Development) by the World Bank's chief economist may give you ideas for a research question. The World Bank Report (Mind, Society, and Behavior) and the Poverty Action Lab's website below may help you in your research this semester.
This post from the blog describes the idea of "small miracles" in development, something we will discuss frequently this semester.
2015 World Bank World Development Report from the World Bank
Read this review (Mind, Society, and Behavior) for a quick summary of the report.
Use the links below to access some examples of how students completed this process in the past: The linked documents below ultimately led to this final paper.